Paula S Jordan, a former orbit analyst, writes moderately hard, character-driven science fiction, with three stories (so far) in Analog.  Her first novel, a  present-day alien contact story set in western North Carolina, is nearing completion. Working title: Of Seas and the Stars. The story connects a small-town group of friends with a centuries-old alien-watch network to defend both humans and friendly aliens against anti-human alien invaders.

After degrees in history and drama and several years as a freelance writer, Paula earned a BS degree in physics and worked at Computer Sciences Corporation supporting 30+ unmanned science and weather missions for both NASA and NOAA, including the Clementine mission that first detected water on the moon.

She invites you to visit her Facebook page at https://www.Facebook.com/PaulaSJordan/ .